Animals

26.

STILES' POV:

I laid down on Scott's bed as Melissa examined me, Callie sat in the chair next to the bed watching. When Melissa went to take my pulse, she was very hesitant on touching me, everyone was. They're scared of me. I sighed and lifted my arm for her to reach my wrist, I didn't dare to even look over at Callie, I figured she would be the same way, she was only comforting me downstairs. I knew she knew what I did with Malia, the nogitsune told her no matter how many times I begged for him to just leave Callie out of everything. I sighed as Melissa held onto my wrist and stared at her watch.

"Well," she said and set my arm down, then took a deep breath, "Medically, you seem okay. You're definitely a real person." she let out a nervous laugh.

I glanced over at Callie, her eyes already locked on me, "Okay, so I'm real, but am I really me?" Neither of them said anything, my eyes stayed on Callie's but hers moved towards Scott's bedroom door, mine followed, "Is she here?" I asked Scott.

"Yeah." Scott said looking down then towards Callie.

"Okay, let's do this." I sat up nodding my head, Callie looked down at her hands, while Melissa glanced back at Scott, "Guys, we have to do this."

With the assistance of Callie, Scott, and Melissa I finally made it downstairs. Once I was on the hardwood floors, I put a hand up to Callie and Scott signalling that I was okay to walk by myself now as I saw Noshiko, "Do you recognize me?" she asked and I nodded my head as I moved Scott's hand off of me and stepped forward.

There was a slammed door and then Kira came running to her mother, "Stop."

"It's okay. I'm the one who asked her to come."

"You're the one that's going to get stabbed with swords." Kira said, "Mom, don't do this to him."

"It's already done." Noshiko said not looking away from me. I look over my shoulder and saw the oni appearing, one stepped forward grabbing my neck and head, eyes glowing florescent yellow. When the pressure of its hand was gone I fell to the floor, to my surprise Callie was the first one by my side, "Look behind his ear."

I felt Callie push my ear forward, "It worked." she said.

"So, I'm actually me?" I tried to sit up, using Callie as support.

"More you then the nogitsune." Noshiko said.

"Can the oni find him?" I asked.

"Tomorrow night. It's too close to dawn now."

I shook my head in frustration, "Can they kill him?"

"It depends on how strong he is."

"What about Lydia? Why would he take her?" Callie asked from right behind me.

"He would only take her for an advantage."

"You mean her power?" Scott jumped into the conversation.

Noshiko nodded her head, "The power of a Banshee."

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LYDIA'S POV:

I sat on the ground of this cold, damp hallway. The only light coming from the very end of the hall, the light bulbs that were distanced apart didn't do anything to help anyone see down in this tunnel. I kept hearing screams. Worse than usual. I held onto my head as I tried to rid myself from the noises, "Can you hear them? Louder than usual, isn't it? Well, that because a lot of bad things happened down here." I looked down the hallway to see the nogitsune, still using Stiles' body, walking down towards me, "What are the voices telling you? Are they saying that Stiles is dying?" I began to make my way to the other end of the tunnel, not wanting to be near him, "He is, you know." I felt myself let out a small whimper, "He's dying."